Tie form and holder



June 23, 1931. SCOTT 1,811,097

TIE FORM AND HOLDER Filed sepi. 23. 1929 Patented June 23, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HERBERT GORDON SCOTT, F WHITESTGNFJ LANDING, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB- TO ROSA- MUND LENORE GORDON SCOTT, OF WHITESTONE LANDING, NEW YORK .TIE ronivrnnnnonnnn Application filed September 23, 1929. Serial No. 394,399.

My invention relates to tie holders and forms and has for an object to provide a form on which-a necktie may be tied and which may then be applied to a turn-clown x collar to hold the tie in proper position.

I am aware that a great many tie holders and forms have been invented, but it is an object of my invention to provide an improved structure of this general type on which the wearer may apply his own tiesso as to avoid the stiff appearance of a readymade tie.

More specifically, an object of my invention is to provide a holder, substantially of T shape, with the lateral arms of the T adapted'to fit in the fold of the collar and against the upper edge thereof, while the stem or vertical portion of the T about which a four-in-hand may be knotted, is provided with means for attachment to a collar button. Thus, the holder has a three point support, one being the attachment to the collar button and the other two points being the extremities of arms of the T which bear 2 against the top of the fold of the collar.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure of this character in which the lateral arms are curved about a substan-' tially vertical axis, so as to follow the contour of the collar, and are curved upwardly so that onlythe ends of the arms will engage the folded edge of the collar.

' The ordinary four-in-handas usually tied is not symmetrical, but has a knot of trapezoidal shape, with one of the upper corners making a sharper angle than theloth'er and extending further from the center line of the tie. To preserve this asymmetric shape and prevent giving the knot the appearance 40 of being ready made, it is an object'of my invention to provide an asymmetric T-shaped form with one lateral arm of the T longer than the other..

the ends of the lateral arms with loops which are bent sharply inward so as to press,

against the band of the collar. I find that it is not desirable to have the form press against the outer fold of the collar because any such pressure tends to form a bulge which betrays the fact that a'form is being used. "Furthermore, the bulge, even though it may be slight, collects dirt and formsa soiled spot on the collar.

Another object of the invention is to provide a form of such shape that in use the body of the form will come to the rear of the two depending portions of the four-inhand so that the form may be secured to a collar button without twisting any portion of the .tie out of place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a form which will hold the knot at an angle to the collar or shirt, so that the tie will assume the usual position of a four-inhand as generally worn and the lower end of the form will not press against the wearer and cause irritation.

Sill another object of'the invention is to provide a resilient connection between the vertical stem of the holder and the collar button so as to adapt the holder to collars of different heights.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in connection with the following description of a preferred embodiment and thereafter the novelty and scope of the invention'will be pointed out in the claims. v

Referring to the drawings;

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a collar with my improved holder applied thereto, a

tie on the holder being indicated in broken lines; i I

Fig. 2 is a sideelevationof a holder attached to a collar button showing how the form projects forward at an angle to the colfragmentary plan view'of the I holder is applied to a collar button; Another object of the invention is to form tying of a four-in-hand about the form or holder.

form to the curvature of the collar, while Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be observed that my improved holder consists of a frame of substantially T form and comprising a vertical stem 10 and a pair of lateral arms 11 and 12 at the top of the stem. The frame may be formed of a single piece of wire bent double so that each member of the T comprises two wire parts. Thus, a continuous wire portion 13 extends across the top of the T and is doubled back at each end to form loops 14 at the outer extremities of the arms. The two wire parts then continue inward, with a space 15 between the upper and lower runs of wire, and turn sharply downward to form two .spaced elements of the stem of the T. At the bottom of the stem the wire ends turn inward again and terminate in eyes 16. v

The eyes 16 overlap and furnish a guide through which passes a slide rod 17. At its upper end the slide rod is formed with a cross head 18 which has sliding engagement with the spaced wire portions of the stem. A light compression spring 19, surrounds the rod 17, and is fitted between the cross head and the bottom of the stem and tends to hold the rod in raised position.

The lower end of the rod 17 is formed with an eye 20 through which is looped an eye 21 of an attaching link 22. The upper end of the attaching link is bent, as shown in Fig. 3, to form an open hook 23 adapted to fit around the shank of a collar button 24. One end of the hook is composed of a single wire portion and the other of a double wire portion. The hook 23 is disposed at an angle to the main body of the link 22, such that it may he slipped over the collar button 24 preferably from the top and right hand side thereof. The main stem of the link will then pass over the top ofthe button 24 and extend downwardly over the center thereof. Preferably the single wire part lies above the doubled wire part, but, if desired, the form of hook may be reversed as shown in Fig. 3a in which the doubled part lies above the single wire part.

The plane of the hook 23 is disposed at an angle to the link 22, as indicated at 25 in Fig. 2, so as to tend to project the form outward from the collar band. Such pro jection corresponds to that of four-in-hands as usually worn. The angle may be anywhere from 30 to 45 degrees and by setting the form at such angles to the collar the 'lower end of the link 22 or of the rod 17 is prevented from striking against the wearer.

It will be observed that the arms 11 and 12 curve upwardly and also rearwardly. The latter curvature enables the arm to conthe upward curvature brings the loops 14 against the top of the collar within the fold thereof. The loops 14 are also bent inward as best shown in the plan view Fig. 2a,

so as to bear against the band or inner fold rather than the outer fold of the collar. For the reasons stated above the arm 12 is longer than the arm 11.

The method of applying a tie to the form is shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive. As is well-known, four-in-hand ties are usually made with a broad portion and a narrow portion about which the broad portion is knotted, the two end portions depending from the knot with the broad portion lying in front of the narrow portion. Most ties are not reversible, but have a seam on one side and the tie is tied with the seamed side facing rearward, not only in the knot proper, but in each of the end portions. In applying the tie to the form, care must be taken to have the seamed side face rearward.

It is also quite essential that the stem of the form come to the rear of both of the depending portions, so that the link will be clear of the tie and may be attached to the collar button without twisting any part of the tie, out of place.

The first operation in forming the tie is to insert the narrow portion 26 of the tie with the seamed side facing rearward, through the slot 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The broad portion 28 of the tie is then brought forward over the member 13 and turned substantially at right angles, forming a diagonal fold, as indicated at 27 in Fig. 6. This reverses the tie, so that the seamed part is folded inward and the outer fact of the tie comes to the front. The broad portion 28 is now wrapped completely about the narrow portion 26 and the fold 27 and also about the stem 10 of the form. This forms the body loop 29 of the knot, as shown in Fig. 7, after which the broad part 28 is brought up from the rear of the knot over the member 13 and is passed down through the loop 29,- so that the tie now assumes the form shown in Fig.8. This com pletes the tying of the tie. 7

It will be observed that the knot is of trapezoidal form with the upper right hand corner extending further from the stem than the upper left hand'corner, and it is for this reason that the arm 12 is made longer than the arm 11.

The tie is applied to the collar as follows The hook 23 is slipped over the collar button 24 and then the arm 12 is inserted in the fold of the collar after which the arm 11 is introduced into the fold of the collar. There is suflicientresilience in spring 19 to hold the form and tie snugly in place and owing to the angle between the hook23 andthe body of the link 22 the tie will be held out from the collar band atv a-substantial angle such that the end of the link will not strike against the wearer. Furthermore, the link will bed itself in the rearv face of the lower end of the rod 17.

knot to such an extent that it cannot readily be seen.

Obviously, the form must be adaptable to collars of different heights, which means that the distance between the hook 23 and the loops 14 will have to vary accordingly. This is accomplished by providing a spring 19 which is capable of compressing sufficiently to adapt itself to variations in heights of difierent collars. In the case of extreme variations, however, it may be desirable to supply separate links 22a, such as shown in Fig. 1. The link 22a. is similar to link 22 and is formed with hook 23a similar to the hook shown either in Fig. 8 or Fig. 8a, but at its lower end the link 220; is provided with a snap hook 30 which may readily be connected with the eye 20 at the Such removable links may be provided in different lengths to suit collars of different heights.

It will be understood that this device may be used with soft collars, as well as still collars, spring 19 being so light as to exert only a slight pressure against the fold of the collar. Inasmuch as the loops 1% are bent sharply inward there will be no bulge or mark on the outer fold of the collar to betray the presence of the form. One of the advantages of the loops 14 lies in the fact that they may be used as attaching means for hanging forms with ties already applied thereon on a hook or a wire ring. This provides a very convenient method of keeping a large number of ties and having them ready for instant use without the bother of making up the tie whenever it is to be worn. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tie form and holder comprising a substantially T-shaped frame, the head of the T being formed with a slot therein adapted to receive a portion of the tie and the stem forming a body about which the tie may be knotted, and means for attaching the stem of the T to' a collar button, said means being resiliently extensible.

2. A tie form and holder comprising a substantially T-shaped frame, one arm of the head of the T being longer than the other, and means for attaching the stem of the T to a collar button, said means being resiliently extensible.

3. A tie form and holder comprising a substantially T-shaped frame, the head of the T being rearwardly curved to conform substantially to the curve of a collar and also upwardly curved, one arm of the head being longer than the other, the free end of and a cross head atthel top of the "stem, the cross, head being looped to provide a slot adapted to receive a portionof the tie, the head being curved rearwardly to conform substantially tothe curve of a collar with the free ends of the head bent inwardly, and a resilient connector for connecting the lower end .of the stem to a'collar button.

A tie form and holder comprising a substantially T-shaped wire frame, and

resilient -means for connecting the lower end of the stem to a collar button, said means including a link provided with an open hook at its free end, the hook opening at an angle to the body of the link. i

6. A' tie form andholder comprising a substantially T-shapedwire "frame, and resilient means for connecting the lower end of the stem to a collar button, said means including a link provided with an open hook at its free end, the body of the link being disposed at'an angle to the plane of the hook.

7. A tie form and holder comprising a substantially T-shaped wire frame, and resilient means for connecting the lower end of the stem to a collar button, said means including a link provided with an open hook at its free end, the hook opening at an angle to the body of the link, and the body of the link being disposed at an. angle to the plane-of the hook.

8. A tie form and holder comprising a frame of wire bent to a substantially T-shape with the stem of the T comprising a pair of spaced elements each terminating in an inwardlyturned eye portion, a slide member adapted to slide on said elements and having a depending rod portion between said elements and passing through said eyes whereby the elements are connected together, a spring serving to hold the rod in retracted position in the stem, the rod being formed with an eye at its lower end, and

a link looped through the eye of the rod,

said link being provided at its free end with a hook adapted to be attached to a collar button.

9. A tie form and holder. comprising a frame of wire bent to a substantially T shape with the stem of the T comprising a pair of spaced elements each terminating in an inwardly turned eye portion, a slide member adapted to slide on said elements and having a depending rod portion between said elements and passing through said eyes, a spring serving to hold the rod in retracted position in the stem, and a link pivotally connected to the lower end of the rod, said link being provided at its free end with a hook adapted to be attached to a collar button, the plane of the hook being disposed at a substantial angle to the body of'the link.

10. A tie form and holder comprising a frame of wire bent to a substantially T shape with the stem of the T comprising a pair of spaced elements each terminating in an inwardly turned eye portion, a slide member adapted to slide on said elements having a depending rod portion between said elements and passing through said eyes, a spring serving to hold the rod in retracted position in the stem, the lower end of the rod being formed with an eye, and a link provided with a snap hook at one end for attachment to the eye of the rod and with an open hook at the other end for attachment to a collar button.

11. A tie form and holder comprising a frame of wire bent to a substantially T shape with the stem of the T comprising a pair of spaced elements each terminating in an inwardly turned eye portion, a slide member adapted to slide on said elements and having a depending rod portion between said elements and passing through said eyes, a spring serving to hold the rod in retracted position in the stem, the lower end of the rod being formed with an eye, and a link provided with a snap hook at one end for attachment to the eye of the rod with an open hook at the other end for attachment to a collar button, the body of the link forming a substantial angle to the plane of the open hook.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

HERBERT GORDON SCOTT. 

